(a) There shall be a fifteen (15) minute break in each four (4) hours of work. There shall be a break after ten (10) hours of work and each two (2) hours thereafter.
(b) There shall be a minimum of one-half (1/2) hour lunch period without pay for all regularly scheduled employees. If the City and the Union mutually agree, in writing, to waive the minimum lunch period provided herein for specified operations, the employees shall be permitted to work eight (8) straight hours without taking a lunch period.
(c) All shift employees who work a seven (7) day continuous operation shall receive a one-half (1/2) hour paid lunch period.